gynarchy
noun
gynar·chy
Definition of gynarchy
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1 : government by women
2 : a form of social organization among insects (as ants, bees, wasps) in which only the female parent takes part in establishing the colony
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Origin and Etymology of gynarchy
gyn- + -archy
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